Together with the FormKit author Justin Schroeder, Michael and Alex discuss the challenges of building forms on the internet.

While it seems like a simple task, forms can be complex and pretty time-consuming. Especially when it is more than a Newsletter or Contact Form.

Justin shares his experience building FormKit (multiple times), a form library for Vue.js, and how it can help developers build forms faster and more efficiently. From Accessibility to actually covering edge cases such as form hydration and repopulation!

Of course, we couldn't let Justin go without talking about some of his hot takes from Vue in 2024, over to Vapor Mode, and Tailwind.

Enjoy the episode!

Our Guest

Justin Schroeder

• Bluesky
• Web
• FormKit

Chapters

• (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue
• (00:23) - Guest Introduction
• (01:15) - How did you get started in programming and Vue.js?
• (06:02) - Frameworks as resource for learning patterns
• (11:21) - The biggest reason to change a framework
• (14:12) - Which framework would you choose for a new project?
• (16:26) - SolidStart as a fresh start for a framework?
• (17:56) - Adapting and managing expectations as a maintainer
• (23:14) - Why Forms are hard and how does FormKit came up?
• (32:26) - Accessibility for complex forms and components
• (44:37) - How does FormKit sustain itself?
• (49:13) - Physical to digital Forms with AI
• (53:21) - Do you have to utilize AI as a Developer?
• (01:03:42) - Justin's Hot Takes 🌶
• (01:04:21) - Vue in 2024
• (01:06:22) - Vapor Mode
• (01:12:34) - Tailwind and headless components
• (01:24:42) - Wrapping up

Links and Resources

• FormKit
• DejaVue #E039 - Migrating a SaaS from Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3 (with Sumit Kumar)
• WCAG 2.0
• KickStart*
• Inspira UI
• Motion-Vue
• Framer Motion for Vue
• Addy Osmani - The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding
• Vue SSR Benchmark

Your Hosts

Alexander Lichter

• Bluesky
• YouTube
• Website

Michael Thiessen

• Twitter
• YouTube
• Website

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